those things in the editorial department

Meihua put down her pen and went for a stroll downstairs.

On New Year's Eve, some people in the editorial group talked about bringing manuscripts home during the New Year's Eve, and she was also that kind of editor dog.

I teased the cat for a while at the door, watched a few little kids play a round of Three Kingdoms Killing, and then went back.

"Don't stay in your room all day, read manuscripts at work, and read manuscripts during holidays. How much do you like this job? It's not much money, and it's boring. Look at how dark your glasses are. Really There is no good employee like you in the world, so what should we do when we get married in the future?"

My mother actually gave up persuading her after nagging her many times to no avail, but she still had to babble a few words like a sequelae.

She was right, Meihua liked the job.

Speaking of which, Meihua has been working for eight years, but she still looks like someone who just graduated two years ago.Occupation creates people, while occupation restricts people.A simple environment breeds a simple person.

Meihua has been in the Suicheng Club for 4 years. Before joining the club, she worked as a kindergarten teacher for half a year, as a clerk in a bookstore for nearly a year, and as a text editor in a private book company for 2 years.

After getting used to Suicheng Club, she felt that her personality was suitable for this job. Although she spent most of her time dealing with trivial matters, she gradually found fun in it and stabilized.

As an editor, she has to deal with manuscripts every day. Compared with dealing with people, Meihua prefers to deal with words. This is her initial idea of ​​choosing editing, which is quite simple.Later, when I did a lot of work and had more contact with me, I realized that the editor had to do a lot of miscellaneous things, not just reviewing manuscripts, and it was not just such a beautiful job as "the boss hired me to read books", there were still a lot of mundane tasks.Many newcomers do have such biased thinking, and the result is that the gap between reality and ideal is too large. After working for a period of time, they couldn't accept it and ran away.

Thinking of this, Mei Hua chuckled, she was once a young man who didn't understand anything.I have been doing it for several years without knowing it, and I have slowly learned something.Speaking of it, in fact, as long as you do it quietly, which line of work can't learn something?It is said that "360 lines, every line leads to the champion", greatness starts from brick by brick.

Maybe, she thought, she would be an editor for the rest of her life.After all, even if she is asked to change careers now, she doesn't know what she can do or what she wants to do.Besides, she didn't want to leave.

At the beginning, you may be led by the nose due to the complexity of the editing work, and there will be various problems. The "angry editorial series" circulating on the Internet is not a fantasy, but after you get used to it, it's nothing, and you can do it with ease.

The topic selection meeting is one of the most fun situations in publishing. Whether it is reporting by yourself or listening to other topic selection reports, it is very interesting. The discussion after the report is usually lively, and various ideas collide. Resonance, some inspiration, and occasionally diametrically opposed opinions.

Visiting the book fair is another kind of "hustle and bustle". At a glance, hundreds of kinds of books are silently competing, conveying the painstaking efforts of the editors.Editors are more amazed, delighted, and excited by ingenious designs than ordinary readers, and they will secretly think "it can still be like this", "if it were me, how would I do it", "I can learn from this method in a certain book" In the book"...

Sometimes what I do is not new things, but sorting and recording old things, feeling the rise and fall of things, and editors become cultural depositors.This is a mission and an honor.

Editors can’t do it behind closed doors, at least they have to establish a good relationship with the authors, and occasionally visit them. Many of the authors are wonderful people in various fields, and it’s also very interesting to communicate with them.

It is best for editors to visit bookstores frequently to learn about the market.Occasionally, when I encounter a book that I find amazing, I can't put it down, and often I can't help but chop my hands after struggling repeatedly.Although editorial review is different from readers reading books, it definitely exceeds many people in terms of reading volume.And because the manuscript covers various fields, you can often get different experiences.Meihua likes to read books and often buys books, so the bookshelves at home are always not enough.

She even groundlessly thought that the person who can make such a good book must be a deeply affectionate person.

Some people may think that the information on the Internet is very rich, and you can just find what you need online. Moreover, e-books are much cheaper and do not take up space, so there is no need to buy paper books.But surfing the Internet and reading books are two different things, one is restless, the other is quiet, one is information gathering, and the other is talking to the soul. The Internet cannot replace reading, just as e-books cannot replace paper books, they can only provide some more convenience. services.

If you recognize your profession and have a role model to look up to, there is nothing to doubt about it, it's just a matter of doing a good job.

The publishing process is very long, and many manuscripts have to be processed at the same time. At most, she had more than a dozen manuscripts in hand at the same time, and a book may not be finished for a year, so the progress management of all manuscripts must be done well.But none of this is a problem.

On the basis of being well prepared, she can quietly and honestly make the book she wants to make, and gain a certain sense of value from it.I did not "speak", but the people who finally read the book heard what I "said", and these people were still in different time and space.Isn't this feeling amazing?

Just finishing a book can give you a sense of accomplishment, and knowing that the book you are responsible for is a bestseller, that feeling is wonderful.The editor's joy is not weaker than that of the author. The feeling can only be felt, and cannot be shared with laymen or even colleagues who have not experienced it.

There is no accidental success, only inevitable hard work.What kind of cover style do you want, whether the jump rate is large or small, can you notice at a glance when such a cover is placed in many books, who is the target group, what content should the slogan reflect, whether to print posters, whether to write the author's name Achievement, should you want a girdle, can the title be changed to a more attractive one, or should a subtitle be added, which famous experts should be invited to recommend for endorsement, whether the paper should be thinner or thicker, the price should be higher or lower, the key points of marketing Whether it is the story of the book or the author's story, whether to make corresponding cultural and creative products... Behind every best-selling book is the sincere cooperation of a team.Gather information, do research, formulate plans, implement them, predict outcomes, gather feedback, and revise experiences.Every time a book is finished, it is a practical exercise.Even in different sales channels, we have to think of different slogans. Sometimes that one slogan determines the fate of that book.

Publishing is not a "noble and elegant" industry that is high in the clouds. Books have both cultural attributes and commodity attributes. Before you can make money elegantly, it is the last word to do it down-to-earth.She is still too young now, and there is still a lot of room for growth.There is no end to learning, and there are many things involved in publishing. I feel that I can learn for a lifetime, which is also very good.She is not in a hurry, and the water flows slowly.Although the road is long, the direction will not be lost. Walking on an endless road is a kind of happiness. Not everyone wants to pursue and can bear the "end".

The so-called want to wear the crown, must bear its weight.Before you succeed, you must endure loneliness.In the past, how many days and nights were spent in thinking hard and with a pen, and how many more days and nights will be needed in the future?To be honest, Plum Blossom didn't really care, she considered herself a person with no ambitions, but it wasn't too difficult to persevere.

It gets dark early in winter, and the table lamps are turned on early.Mei Hua got a little tired from reading, so she lay down on the manuscript for a nap, and fell asleep before she knew it.The light from the desk lamp shone on her, casting a shadow on the ground.

Plum blossoms are like dreams but not dreams in sleep.Mom seems to have said something in her ear, is it urging marriage again?

Meihua has no dissatisfaction with her current life.As for a life partner, let nature take its course, it is gratifying to meet, but you can’t force it if you don’t meet it, it’s better than a failed marriage.Maybe you will find a colleague and have a common topic.Love is the entanglement of the fate of two people, and they have to endure spiritual loneliness in marriage. What is so rare about such a marriage?

Meihua thought in her dream, I really can't make a lot of money, and I really like to spend my time on manuscripts, but if I dislike my career, not only will I not support it, but I will also persuade me to change careers. I can't look down on such a man.

The ancients said that there are thousands of millet in the book, there is a house of gold in the book, and there is Yan Ruyu in the book.

whee.Plum Blossom smiled subconsciously, why did you bring out the ancient text? It seems that no such manuscript has been reviewed recently, right?

Compared with the noisy world, I prefer the quiet world in the book.Serious, romantic, realistic, imaginative.This can be regarded as an alternative "Two-dimensional party".

Plum Blossom never denies that she is a bit romantic, but she is lonely in this life, as long as she can be accompanied by books, she will feel at ease in her hometown, with her own dark fragrance and sleeves.

Meihua woke up after not sleeping for a long time, and she still remembered that empty dream, which seemed to be a scene from a novel she tried a while ago.In the dream, there is only an empty space, without any plot, and the plot of the original novel is quite exciting.The author is a female college student who has not yet graduated.

Thinking of her muttering to herself in her dream, Mei Hua feels fortunate, fortunately she is in modern times, women have the greatest freedom of choice since ancient times, although family members will chatter and some people will point behind their backs, but at least they will not Forced by the whole society to take the path of husband and son, she can only rely on men, and she is not the man she chooses.

Plum Blossom has read a lot of time-traveling themes that have been thriving for the past ten years. At this time, she once again sighed, "China is good, New China is good, and socialism is good."

"Boom!" Looking at the fireworks blooming outside the window, Mei Hua smiled.Well, and happy new year.The new year is even better.

The author has something to say:

For women, the current era is considered the best era.